both plays taking place in public in front of a chorus of Theban citizens. Personal conflict/crises take place in public‚ and when personal events take place off stage‚ they are relied to the chorus (and the audience) through messengers. The city also helps to move the plot of the plays along‚ as well providing dramatic tension. In addition the city helps to give us greater understanding of the characters of Oedipus and Creon‚ as the rulers of Thebes in Oedipus the King and Antigone respectively
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possibly be protected. As Creon returns‚ the city of Thebes began to suffer from the insight that the murderer of Lauis‚ still remains within these walls unpunished. With the death of Oedipus’ father‚ Oedipus retaliates by cursing the killer‚ making a vow to protect everyone by hunting him down to bring validity and rightfulness to the citizens of Thebes. As Oedipus goes back into the palace‚ the Chorus starts to recite in a prayer for Thebes and its upturn but portentously worrying about the outcomes
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for her impending doom and subsequent suicidal death. In a similar vein of pride and blinding stubbornness‚ we find Kreon who is Antigone’s opposing character as well as uncle and king. The audience will fear his unyielding devotion to the state of Thebes as he wields his power and condemns Antigone. Towards the ending of the play Kreon will draw pity from the spectators when he is left without family and because of his actions robbed of power and pride. This serves to highlight the fundamental theme
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show the differences between Ismene and Antigone. Lily has stared in movies such as Mirror Mirror‚ and a small role in the hit movie The Blind Side. Chorus- The Chorus is comprised of older men who are Theban elders. The Chorus speaks their mind on Creon and his decisions. They play a key role throughout the story by giving advice when it is needed. Chorus being comprised of elders there will need to be multiple people of the older age. I propose we use Jeff Bridges and Liam Neeson. They are old enough
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SOPHOCLES (496-406 B.C.) Antigone I. Introduction Antigone is a Greek dramatic play tragedy by Sophocles. Sophocles was born into a wealthy family (his father was an amour manufacturer) and was highly educated. Sophocles’ first artistic triumph was in 468 BC‚ when he took first prize in the Dionysian theatre competition over the reigning master of Athenian drama‚ Aeschylus. Sophocles wrote the three Theban plays‚ a collection that has survived for centuries‚ and for good reason. One of these
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Introductory Paragraphs for Antigone 2. Antigone violated the laws set forth the land of Thebes by her uncle Creon and planned to defy Creon’s order and bury Polynices. Antigone possesses a remarkable ability to remember the past. Whereas her father Oedipus defies Tiresias‚ the prophet who has helped him so many times‚ and whereas he seems almost to have forgotten his encounter with Laius at the three-way crossroads‚ Antigone begins her play by talking about the many griefs that her father handed
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or the law of her uncle‚ Creon (temporarily the king of Thebes). Creon’s law is put in place when he prohibits the burial of Polyneices‚ Antigones brother of flesh and blood‚ and if anyone attempts to bury him‚ the sentence for disobeying the king will be death. Antigone sees how wrong Creon is and “appeals not only to the bond of kindred blood but also to the unwritten law‚ sanctioned by the gods‚ that the dead must be given proper burial- a religious principle” (Fagles 40). On the other hand‚ Creon
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acknowledge her faults‚ sins‚ or any of her wrongdoings. In this play the characters were Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Creon‚ Haemon‚ Teiresias‚ and First messenger‚ Second messenger‚ Eurydice‚ and the Chorus of Theban Elders. There are three important characters in the play Antigone. The three characters are Antigone‚ Creon‚ and the Chorus of Theban Elders. Antigone who the community saw her as a heroic woman which sets her belief opposed to power of the land. Antigone is the brave woman in this play‚ in the beginning
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sometime in or before 441 B.C. The play includes a chorus and several main characters including‚ Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Creon and Haimon as well as a few other minor characters. The play begins with Antigone and Ismene. Antigone and Ismene are sisters‚ both daughters of the once king of Thebes‚ Oedipus. Oedipus suffers from a terrible fate and has long since left Thebes. After Oedipus’s departure his two sons Eteocles and Polynices agree to rule Thebes in alternating years. However After Eteocles’s 1st
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Analysis of Antigone A Greek tragedy is very unique it’s structure‚ composition‚ and language. The tragedy usually begins with a prologue in which one or more characters introduce the drama and explain the background. It involves a Chorus of some sorts‚ which says or explains the situation that is developing on the scene‚ and also includes a tragic hero who comes from noble bloodline and has a tragic flaw that ultimately causes his downfall. The hero’s downfall is caused often times‚ by fate
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